The document provides an overview of ABCP Labs, a laboratory that aims to provide technical services and impartial solutions to the cement and construction industries. It describes the various certifications held by the laboratory, awards it has won, and the range of services it offers related to raw materials, cement, mortars, concrete, and more. The laboratory has different divisions focused on areas like mineralogy, cement, concrete, environment, metrology, and more. It provides testing, calibration services, product development support, training, and other services to cement plants and construction industry clients.

1. ABCP LABS
- AN OVERVIEW-
August- 2013

2. Laboratory - aims and activities
Technical services for impartial solution to the cement industry as well as
to the civil construction industry
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Raw material, cement and based-cement product tests
Calibration services
Conformity mark
Environmental monitoring in cement plants
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3. Laboratory - Certifications
 ISO 9001 by ABS – Quality Evaluation
 Acreditation by INMETRO NBR ISO / IEC 17025
•RBC (calibration lab network)
•RBLE (test method lab network)
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4. Laboratory- Awards
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Quality Award Sinaprocim /Sinprocim 2010
Vitória Prize, for physical and mechanical tests
– Prize indicated by means of an independ institute of public survey (IBOPE)
Winner team
ABCP President Renato Giusti
August 2013
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5. Laboratory - Services
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Technical assistance in production process
Technical assistance to the cement consumers
Development of products
Development of analytical tests
Concrete durability studies
Calibration of equipaments
Trainings
Standard reference materials
Raw materials
Cement and
SCM
Clinker
Mortars and
concrete
August 2013
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6. Laboratory - Expertise
Metrology
Industrialized mortars
Cement
Chemistry
August 2013
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7. Laboratory - Expertise
Mineralogy
Concrete
Environment
Soil - Cement
August 2013
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9. Laboratory of Mineralogy
Raw materials
 Selection and sampling
 Mineralogycal Characterization
 Dosage studies
 Burnability
 Calibration curves for XRFA
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10. Laboratory of Mineralogy
Raw material characterization techniques
XRFA
XRDA
DTA/ TG
Fused beads preparation apparatus
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11. Laboratory of Mineralogy
Burnability tests for raw meals
High temperature furnace
August 2013
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12. Laboratory of Mineralogy
Cement characterization techniques
Conduction calorimetry
Cement pre hydration studies
Anomalous setting time and strength evolution
Cement – admixtures compatibility
Determination of slag and fly ash contents
Kiln system deposits
Selective solution
August 2013
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13. Laboratory of Mineralogy – Optical Microscopy
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SCM quality evaluation
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Clinker grindability
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Manucfacturing process
evaluation
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Rocks and sands for
concrete aggregates
August 2013
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14. Laboratory of Mineralogy – clinker microscopy
Detecting problems of
Raw meal grinding...
August 2013
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15. Laboratory of Mineralogy – clinker microscopy
Reducing atmosphere inside the kiln
August 2013
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16. Laboratory of Mineralogy – Microscopy of SCM
Calcium sulfate
Fly ash
Calcareous filler
Natural pozzolans
Determination of glass contents of ground
granulated blast furnace slag
August 2013
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17. Laboratory of Mineralogy
Evaluation of sands for concrete aggregate
August 2013
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18. Laboratory of Mineralogy – Scanning Electron Microscopy
Sputter coater ( gold)
SEM
August 2013
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19. Laboratory of Mineralogy – Scanning Electron Microscopy
Ca
Ca
1500
S
1000
S
Al
Si
500
Ca
Fe
keV
0
0
5
10
Concrete microstruture
Sulfate attack
Alkali –aggregate reaction
Fire damage
Acid attack
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21. Laboratory of Cement – Main facilities
Langavant calorimeter
Accelerated carbonation
chamber
ASTM flow table
Moisture chamber
Mortar compressive test machine
Setting Time apparatus
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22. Laboratory of Cement – Main facilities
Automatic Blaine apparatus
Mortar mixer
Cement densityLe Chatelier Flask
mini specimen compressive test
machine
August 2013
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23. Laboratory of Cement – main tests
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Performance of grinding aids
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Bond grindability (clinker and raw feed)
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Hardgroove grindability (coal and pet coke)
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Durability tests
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Accelerated carbonation tests
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Phisico –mechanical tests
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Autoclave expansion test
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Heat of hydration
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Cement test methods according to ASTM
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Cement test methods according to EN and ISO
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PSD by laser diffraction analysis
Accelerated carbonation tests
Alkali reactivity accelerated mortar
bar tests
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24. Laboratory of Cement- laser diffraction apparatus
August 2013
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25. Importance of PSD (Particle Size Distribution)
Particles 3 - 30 µm
Particles < 2 µm
Particles > 50 µm
Mechanical performance and rheologycal
behaviour depend on PSD
100
90
CP II-Z-32
Porcentagem Passante
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CP IV-32
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CP V-ARI
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Diâm etro das Partículas (µm )
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27. Laboratory of Concrete- main tests
 Aggregates properties
 Workability, water demand
 Setting time
 Strength control
 Poison modulus of elasticity
 Concrete mix design
 Cement admixture compatibility
Self compacting concrete
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28. Laboratory of Concrete- Main tests
Cloride difusibility cell
DURABILITY TESTS
Concrete Ability to Resist Chloride Ion
Penetration
Concrete water permeability under pressure
Permeability apparatus
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29. Laboratory of Concrete
Examples of special reports for cement consumers companies
RESÍDUOS DE PERFURAÇÃO
DE POÇOS PETROLÍFEROS
CONCRETO DOSADO
CONCRETO
CONCRETO
EM CENTRAL
ESTUDO DE DOSAGEM DE
CONCRETOS CONVENCIONAIS E
BOMBEÁVEIS
ESTUDO DE VIABILIDADE DO USO DE
RESÍDUOS NA CONSTRUÇÃO CIVIL
ESPECIFICAÇÃO E APLICAÇÃO DO
CONCRETO EM OBRAS DE CÂMARA
TRANSFORMADORA SUBTERRÂNEA
ESTUDO DE DOSAGENS DE CONCRETO
JANEIRO 2003
JANEIRO 2003
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DEZEMBRO 2003
DEZEMBRO 2003
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DEZEMBRO 2003
DEZEMBRO 2003
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Manual of concrete
Mix design of special
Evaluation of
concrete
wastes of oil well specification for underground
drilling for building concrete structure of eletrical
network
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30. Laboratory of Concrete- cement based products
Flexural test on concrete roof tiles
 concrete blocks and pavers
 mix design
 quality control
 technical support to manufacturers
Dimensional test on concrete block
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31. Laboratory of Concrete
Quality mark for concrete blocks
and pavers
August 2013
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32. Laboratory of Concrete- Examples of Technical Support
Concrete Pavement :
Castello Branco Road
Imigrants Road
São Paulo Road Ring
BR101 (training for Army )
Drilling of concrete core
Concrete placing monitoring
Troubleshooting inspection
August 2013
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34. Laboratory of industrialized mortars
Slipping test
Pull out test
Pull out tests
Open time tests
Quality Certification
Development of product
Litigation support
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35. Laboratory of industrialized mortars
Examples of reports for litigation support and Programs of
Quality
ARGAMASSA DE
REVESTIMENTO
ARGAMASSA DE
REVESTIMENTO
DESCOLAMENTO DE REVESTIMENTO DE
ARGAMASSA
ARGAMASSA DE
REVESTIMENTO
FISSURAÇÃO EM REVESTIMENTO DE ARGAMASSA
PATOLOGIA EM ARGAMASSA DE REVESTIMENTO
MAIO DE 2003
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-555776l dcc@abcp.org.br www.abcp.org.br
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SETEMBRO DE 2003
ABRIL DE 2003
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-555776l dcc@abcp.org.br www.abcp.org.br
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Cracking and fall of rendering
mortars
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Sectorial program of quality of
dry set mortars .
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37. Laboratory of Environment
Materials tested
 wastes
 gas emissions
 dust emissions
 ordinary fuels
 alternative fuels
Net calorific values
Carbon, hydrogen e nitrogen
 Fluorides e clorides (selective ions )
Sulphur (SC apparatus)
 Heavy metals (atomic absortion) and ICP
Water content of liquids (Karl-Fischer apparatus)
 Emission analysis (SOx, NOx)
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38. Laboratory of Environment
AAS
ICP
Atomic Absortion spectrometry and ICP to detect heavy metal in industrial wastes
Cadmium, Arsenic,Selenium,Tellurium, Mercury, Lead, Cobalt,etc
August 2013
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39. Laboratory of Environment
Calorimeter
Net calorific values of fuels
CHN apparatus
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40. Laboratory of Environment
Emission monitoring
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Heavy metals
Dioxins and Furans
NOx and SOx
Particulate matter (dust)
Cyanides, fluorides
THC ( total hydrocarbons)
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42. Laboratory of Chemistry
Chemical characterization
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Reconstitution of the concrete mix
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Chemical admixtures
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Mixing water
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Concrete durability
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43. Laboratory of Chemistry- facilities
.Sample Microwave Digester
.Apparaus for the Production of UltraPure Acids
.Water Purification System
August 2013
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44. Laboratory of Chemistry
Sugar contamination detection: The formation of a dark pink halo in a solution of α naftol
suggests the presence of sugar .
August 2013
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46. Laboratory of Metrology
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Accredited areas by INMETRO(Governmental Body for
Quality and Metrology)
FORCE
DIMENTIONAL
VOLUME
MASS
August 2013
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47. Laboratory of Metrology
glassware
moulds
compression test
machines
balances
test sieves
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48. Laboratory of Metrology
Standard Reference Materials
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SRM for Blaine apparatus calibration
SRM for sieve calibration
SEM (standard cement) for alkali aggregate tests
Concrete standard subsurface pieces for dry-set
Portland cement mortar tests
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